Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail

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How did the left and right cover Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail?

Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 77% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 77% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail biased?

Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Kansas Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing 4,404 Pieces of Mail?

14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who has been indicted in connection with the mail theft?

A federal grand jury has indicted Kelly R. Cram, a postal worker from Kansas, on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail. She is accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail.

How much mail is Kelly R. Cram accused of stealing?

Kelly R. Cram is accused of stealing 4,404 pieces of mail that were intended for delivery in and around Pittsburg, Kansas. This included nearly 400 political mailers.

What kind of political mailers were among the stolen items?

Nearly 400 political mailers related to Republican candidates or Republican-affiliated political action committees were found among the stolen mail at Cram's residence. No mailers from other political parties were found.